Fox Valley Lutheran girls volleyball rolls to title at Lutheran Invitational Tournament in Milwaukee

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MILWAUKEE – The Fox Valley Lutheran girls volleyball team traveled to Wisconsin Lutheran College for the annual Lutheran Invitational Tournament. 

Eight schools participated in this year’s tournament: Fox Valley Lutheran, Winnebago Lutheran Academy, Manitowoc Lutheran, Onalaska Luther, Watertown Luther Preparatory School, Lakeside Lutheran, Shoreland Lutheran, and Illinois Lutheran. 

The Foxes finished a perfect 5-0 to win the title. FVL beat Onalaska Luther 25-16, 25-16; Wisconsin Lutheran 25-13, 25-14; and Watertown Luther Prep 17-25, 25-10, 15-5, in pool play.

In the semifinals, Fox Valley Lutheran dispatched of Manitowoc Lutheran 25-17, 25-17, and went on to defeat Watertown Luther Prep again 25-23, 25-20, in the championship match.

Alaina Patchett had 25 kills and 10 digs, Hannah Uhlenbrauck added 19 kills, and Hannah Draeger and Sophia Wunderlich both had 16 kills to lead a strong performance from the front line for the Foxes.

Ava Patchett had 48 assists and 25 digs, Molly Bixby added 47 assists and 14 digs, and Riley Schmitz finished with a team-best 57 digs along with six aces and seven assists for FVL.

Fox Valley Lutheran will host Oconto Falls for a North Eastern Conference match Tuesday at 7 p.m.